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Beams of divine light breaking forth from several places of holy Scripture, as they…Beames of divine light breaking forth from severall places of holy Scripture, as they…
Beams of divine light breaking forth from several places of holy Scripture, as they were learnedly opened, in XXI. sermons. The III. first being the fore-going sermons to that treatise called The bruised-reed, preached on the precedent words. By the late reverend and judicious divine, Richard Sibs, D.D. Mr. of Katharine Hall in Camb: and sometimes preacher at Gray's Inn. Published according to the Doctor his own appointment subscribed with his hand; to prevent imperfect copies.Beames of divine light breaking forth from severall places of holy Scripture, as they were learnedly opened, in XXI. sermons. The III. first being the fore-going sermons to that treatise called The bruised-reed, preached on the precedent words. By the late reverend and iudicious divine, Richard Sibs, D.D. Mr. of Katharine Hall in Camb: and sometimes preacher at Grayes Inne. Published according to the Doctor his owne appointment subscribed with his hand; to prevent imperfect coppies.
London: printed by George for N. Bourne, 1639
THE SPIRITUAL JUBILEE. › What doth it in Christ?THE SPIRITVALL IVBILE. › What doth it in Christ?
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All this was for our good;1 what Christ did, it was not for himself, but for us: and in his birth, and life, and death, and resurrection, we must consider him as a public person, and so go along with all that he did as a public person.2 Whatsoever may be terrible to us, we must look upon it, first in Christ. If we look upon the corruption, and defilement in our nature; look upon the pure nature of Christ, his nature was sanctified in his birth, and he is a public person; therefore this is for me; and though I be defiled in my own nature, and carry the remainders of corruption about me; yet the Spirit of life in Christ sanctified his nature, and there is more sanctity in him, then there can be sin in me. When we look upon our sins, let us not so much look upon them in our consciences, as in our surety Christ. When we look upon death, look not upon it in our selves, in its own visage; but as it is in Christ undergone, and conquered; for the power of the Spirit of life in Christ, overcame death in himself first, and for us; and will overcome in us in time. When the wrath of God is on our consciences, look not upon it, as it is in ⟨p. 42⟩our selves, but as undergone by Christ; and as Christ by the Spirit of life, now in him is raised up, not from death alone, but from all terrors. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? See Christ by the Spirit of life quickened from all, not only bare natural death, but from all enemies thou needest to fear: from the Law, it is nailed to his Cross, he now triumphs over it; and from sin; he was a Sacrifice for it: and from the wrath of God, he hath satisfied it, or else he had not come out of his grave. So whatsoever is terrible, look on it in Christ first, & see a full discharge of all that may affright thy conscience, and trouble thy peace any way.3 See him in his death, dying for every man, that will believe. Consider him in his resurrection as a public person, not rising himself alone, but for all us; therefore is 1 Pet. 1.4 There is an excellent place, Blessed be God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath begotten us again, to a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ; to an inheritance immortal, undefiled, &c. and so go along with him to his Ascension, and see our selves sitting with him in heavenly places, as Saint Paul speaks, oh, this is a sweet meditation of Christ!